Railroad-rail joint.



E. N. WALLACE. RAILROAD RAIL I0lNT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT- ID. I9I4- Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

M A Z aw M /-mw% 7/ 5 06 a ENOS N. WALLACE, 0F KOKOIVIO, INDIANA.

RAILROAD-RAIL JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent;

5 Patented. Nov. 5', 1918.

Application filed September 10, 1914. Serial No. 861,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENOS N. WALLACE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented Improved Railroad Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an interlocking joint or connection between the ends of railroad rails whereby fish-plates and screw-bolts are dispensed with, greater safety in travel is obtained, and economy in time and material is effected. I

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view 01": two disconnected railroad rail ends embodying my improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the rails engaged, or interlocked.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same.

Figs. 4 and 5 are cross sections on the lines 4- l and 55, respectively, of Fig. 2.

One rail end A has a fiat end tenon a which is arranged in the same plane with the web of the rail and provided with an upwardly projecting lug a at its outer up .per corner, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The

other rail end B has its web thickened or extended laterally, as shown in Fig 1, and

forwardly projecting portions Z) of the web are separated by a slot .7), which also extends into the web a short distance, as shown in Fig, 3. In other words, the rail ends A, B, are provided with corresponding tenon and slot, or recess, the tenon being adapted for insertion in the slot or recess and its lug a for projection forward into the recess I), when the rail ends are placed together, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The lug a of the tenon a thus serves practically as a' hook, and enters asocket b formed at the inner end of the recess Z). By this construction, the rail ends A, B are interlocked when alined and pushed together in the position indicated in Figs. 2 and 8. In order to effect such engagement or interlocking connection, the rails are placed at an angle 7 of the rail end B lie under and abut and support the lateral shoulders of the rail end A, while the ends of said flanges b abut the base flanges a The rail joint A has a head abutment a and base abutments a which are located back of the tenon a. The rail'end B, on the other hand, has a head abutment 6 which when the rail ends are brought together, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is in contact with the head abutment a of the rail end A, while the ends of the web portions 1) similarly abutthe base flanges a of the rail end A.

I claim A rail joint comprising rail ends provided respectively with a hook and socket, the socket end having longitudinally extended parallel portions 2) spaced apart and embracing the hook of the opposite rail end, and the upper edges of said flanges underlying the said rail and abutting shoulders on the base of the rail end A, as shown and described.

ENOS N. WALLACE. Witnesses:

CHAS. E. HART, BARNEY R. KELLY. V

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